The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Karelia deprived a 30-year-old man of Russian citizenship for a video with “offensive statements addressed to the main document.” This was announced by the speaker of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk. According to security officials, the man is “a native of one of the neighboring countries.” He received Russian citizenship in Karelia in 2020. How exactly the man insulted the Russian passport is not specified.

On February 13, the 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced a 59-year-old resident of Sharya to 10 years in prison in a case of financing extremism and terrorism, the Kostroma region prosecutor's office reported . “Mediazona” found out that we are talking about Igor Meshalnikov, who in July 2025 was sentenced to 40 thousand rubles for donations to FBK. Then he was given a sentence below the lower limit due to mitigating circumstances. Meshalnikov was taken into custody in the courtroom.

The Novy Urengoy City Court arrested journalist Bogdan Bakaleyko in absentia in the case of evading the duties of a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona found information about this on the court’s website. Bakaleiko was added to the list of “foreign agents” in March 2023. According to the Ministry of Justice, the journalist distributed materials from other “foreign agents” and criticized the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Later he moved from Russia to Germany.

The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow arrested 21-year-old David Nazarov, who lives in Moscow but does not have any citizenship. Nazarov is accused of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), as follows from the case file that Mediazona found on the Moscow City Court website. The meeting took place on February 17. The court granted the request for arrest. Details of the case are unknown.

Human rights activist Alexei Sokolov has been held in a punishment cell in Yekaterinburg pre-trial detention center No. 1 since December 30. According to the First Department, today his sentence was extended by 14 days. According to the First Department, in the punishment cell where the human rights activist is being held, the window does not close, moisture accumulates on the walls, and lime is falling from the ceiling.

The police opened an administrative case over the tracks of rapper Ganvest (Ruslan Gominov). This is stated in the response of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg to the denunciation of Ekaterina Mizulina, which she posted on her telegram. According to the document, “the lyrics have been sent for psychological and linguistic examinations” to determine whether there is drug propaganda, but there are no results yet. At the moment, no report has been drawn up against the musician.

A resident of Tyva killed his 38-year-old wife Anna Damby, who took part in the war in Ukraine. This was reported by the publication “People of Baikal” with reference to the sister of the deceased, Yudiya Doluma. The reasons for the conflict are unknown. According to blogger Buyan Setkil (Telegram channel SETKIL) , the husband committed suicide after the murder. This was not officially confirmed by any department. Anna Dambyy was a hairdresser and a nurse.

The Shadrinsky District Court of the Kurgan Region will re-consider the case against a resident of the village of Olkhovka, a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan, Mikhail Popov, initiated under the article on insulting the feelings of believers (part 2 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code), his lawyer Alexander Gromov told Mediazona. As follows from the decision of the regional court, on April 9, 2024, a fight occurred in Olkhovka with the participation of Popov and four other people.

In Yaroslavl, at the memorial to victims of political repression, on February 16, lawyer and environmental activist Andrei Akimov was detained. According to the publication 7x7, citing his acquaintances, he came there to lay flowers in memory of Alexei Navalny on the two-year anniversary of his death. According to the publication, Akimov “was taken to Center “E” and detained for 48 hours pending trial.” His current whereabouts are unknown.

In Sertolovo, Leningrad Region, an explosion occurred in a three-story military police building on the territory of the unit; the upper floors collapsed. The incident was confirmed by Governor Alexander Drozdenko.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has put on the wanted list the editor-in-chief of the investigative publication “Project” and the news media “Agency” Roman Badanin. Mediazona found information about this in the ministry’s database. What exactly is the reason for Badanin’s persecution is not specified in the wanted card.

Armenian authorities detained and then expelled from the country a 48-year-old resident of Chechnya, whom police suspected of trying to find his daughter and commit an “honor killing.” This was reported by the Armenian publication CivilNet ; journalists from The Insider drew attention to the publication. According to the head of the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly in the city of Vanadzor, Artur Sakunts, cited by CivilNet , the Russian is prohibited from entering Armenia.

The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg ordered several administrative arrests based on three protocols on the demonstration of extremist symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code), the press service of the city courts reported. Alexandra Churakova and Denis Dolinov were each given 12 days of arrest, Alexandra Bondarenko - 10 days.

The Dimitrovsky District Court of Kostroma fined Chinese language teacher Qin Lidong two thousand rubles because of a sticker on his car with the emblem of the Russian Volunteer Corps. The publication of the decision was noticed by the publication “Caution, News”. According to the resolution, Kostroma State University associate professor Qin Lidong was stopped on the road on the morning of February 10 by police.

On February 17, the State Duma immediately considered in the second and third readings a bill that would oblige mobile operators to block cellular communications at the request of the FSB. The broadcast is carried out on the State Duma website.